Biography
Vijay Bhagwati is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bhagwati & Bhagwati, P.C., where he leads the firm’s Immigration and Corporate Law practices from its offices in New York and New Jersey. With over 30 years of legal experience, Vijay is widely regarded as a leader in U.S. business immigration and corporate law. He began his legal career in 1993 after earning his law degree, representing multinational companies across industries like corporate finance, electronics, auto manufacturing, and information technology.
Vijay holds a Bachelor of Science, a Master’s in English Literature, an LL.B (JD-HPU), and an LL.M from NYU. Since founding Bhagwati & Bhagwati in 2010, he has successfully expanded the firm from an immigration-centered practice to a comprehensive, full-service law firm. He has achieved notable successes in Federal Courts, the Board of Immigration Appeals, the Administrative Appeals Office, and USCIS.
Licensed to practice in New York and India, Vijay actively participates in the American Immigration Lawyers Association, including its Federal Court Litigation and Removal Defense Sections. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, listening to Hindustani classical music, and pursuing his passion for motorcycles, maintaining a personal collection of bikes.
- 2009, New York
- US District Court, Southern District New York
- US District Court, Eastern District New York
- New York State Appellate Division, 3rd Department, New York
- Bar Council of New Delhi, India
NYU
- New York University School of Law, Class of 2003, LL.M.
- University of HP, India, Class of 1993, LL.B.
- magna cum laude
NYU
- University of HP, India, Class of 1990, Master of English Literature
- University of HP, India, Class of 1988, B.S.
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- American Immigration Lawyers Association, Federal Litigation Committee
- Federal Bar Association
- Won in appeal H1B and L1 denials
- Won civil litigation matter for a large client in US SDNY
- Successfully represented Clients in audits conducted by US Department of Labor
- Successfully represented clients in reinstatements of F1 status after termination of status
- Successfully represented and obtained Green Card a green card for clients battered in marriage
- Successfully represented clients before USCIS in seeking waiver of ground of inadmissibility and obtained green cards
- Successfully represented clients in getting their Intents to deny overturned from USCIS in immigration petitions that were initially filed by other firms
- Successfully overturned denial of a H1B cases at Administrative Appeals Office
- Successfully represented clients in approval of their U Visa cases that were stuck with Federal Government for years
- Successfully represented clients in family based immigration proceedings where families were separated and united the parents with their children
- Successfully got relief for clients in employment disputes
- Successfully defended potential litigation against a client who was threatened with lawsuit for breach of contract
- Successfully defended a client threatened with potential litigation for breach of confidentiality
- Judged the National Moot Court competition organized by the Federal bar Association at Superior Court at Washington, DC, 2012 and 2013
- Judge, NYU Law Moot Court Board, National Immigration Law Competition, New York, NY, February 20, 2015
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